A "touch and feel experience" for Eurodeputies
10 Sep 2010
"This experience provided us with a very clear idea of what ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ is about," said MEP Françoise Grossetête (second from right).
You can read about ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, watch documentaries and sit through presentations, but in order to grasp the full scope and significance of the project, nothing beats a visit to the platform.
"Today was a great touch and feel experience," said Françoise Grossetête, a Member of the European Parliament (also referred to as "Eurodeputies") who, along with four French colleagues and their assistants, visited the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ site on Friday 10 September.
"This experience provided us with a very clear idea of what ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ is about—this will prove very helpful in our future discussions in Parliament and with the Commission."
Discussion followed Pascale Amenc-Antoni's presentation.
The party, which included MEPs Dominique Vlasto, deputy to the Mayor of Marseille, Damien Abad, Michel Dantin and Gaston Franco, was welcomed at the Visitors Centre by Pascale Amenc-Antoni, Senior Adviser to the Director-General and ad interim Head of Communications, and by Sylvie André of Agence Iter France.
"ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ," said Dominique Vlasto, "is the best example of what a worldwide cooperation can achieve. It should be our model for future international ventures, whether global or European."